Biology:Neolarra

Short description: Genus of bees

Neolarra
Neolarra pruinosa female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Subfamily:	Nomadinae
Tribe:	Neolarrini
Genus:	Neolarra Ashmead, 1890

Neolarra is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in Neolarra, all from North America.

Description

Smaller than a grain of rice, these bees lay eggs in the nests of Perdita bees; the Neolarra egg hatches and the larva eats the egg and food store intended for a Perdita larva. It enters while the host bee is gone to avoid detection.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Neolarra:

• Neolarra alba Cockerell, 1916 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra alexanderi Griswold & Parker, 1999 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra batrae Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra californica Michener, 1939 ^{i c g b}
• Neolarra clavigera Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra cockerelli (Crawford, 1916) ^{i c g}
• Neolarra hurdi Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra linsleyi Michener, 1939 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra orbiculata Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra penicula Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra pruinosa Ashmead, 1890 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra rozeni Shanks, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra ute Griswold & Parker, 1999 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra vandykei Michener, 1939 ^{i c g}
• Neolarra verbesinae (Cockerell, 1895) ^{i c g b}
• Neolarra vigilans (Cockerell, 1895) ^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apoidea. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3338187 entry